Group Buyer

Introduction

A national construction business headquartered in Southampton are recruiting a Group Buyer / Group Procurement Manager. Applicants need procurement or supply chain management experience, ideally within the construction or related sectors.

Important

Purchasing, Procurement, Supply Chain Management

The Job

The Group Buyer / Group Procurement Manager will manage national supply chain agreements for all direct and indirect, material and subcontract spend. Ensuring cost-effective contractual agreements, negotiating rebates, supplier market analysis, governance, and developing new procurement tools such as savings reports, will be key tasks of the Group Procurement Manager. Reporting at board level, the Group Procurement Manager will lead all procurement activities and contribute to wider commercial strategy.

Specific duties of the Group Buyer / Group Procurement Manager include:

Develop, own and maintain procurement strategy

Manage, maintain and re-negotiate existing supply chain agreements

Market intelligence and supplier benchmarking activities

Identify and investigate new suppliers and potential subcontract partners

Spend analysis activities

Manage stakeholder relationships at regional offices

Maintain accurate and auditable procurement data

Develop new procurement mechanism such as savings tracker and SRM tools

Applicants to the Group Buyer / Group Procurement Manager should meet the following criteria: